<p>Large-scale photovoltaic systems are a rapidly expanding contributor to sustainable energy production, and power management for these systems relies on measuring both solar angle and intensity simultaneously. However, current non-miniaturized sensors often offer a narrow field of view and measure only a single parameter, which does not meet the needs of advanced integrated photovoltaic power-management systems, motivating the need for a compact, multifunctional sensing solution. We propose a new, integrated, multifunctional sensor capable of capturing wide-view solar angle and intensity. This device integrates three detectors on a single chip, each with a differently inclined surface, to broaden the field of view. Tests under systematically varied angles and intensity levels showed that the three detectors respond most strongly at 117.5°, 87.5°, and 67.5°, with current-to-intensity coefficients of 2.85 × 10<sup>−</sup><sup>4</sup>, 2.31 × 10<sup>−</sup><sup>3</sup>, and 2.57 × 10<sup>−</sup><sup>4</sup> μA/(W/m<sup>2</sup>). The device offers an unprecedented ±75° field of view for a single-chip solar sensor while maintaining a low mean error of 3.4° for the angle and a low relative mean error of 1.6% for intensity, respectively. This multifunctional micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, combining a wide field of view with high accuracy, marks an important step toward enabling distributed, in-situ power management in large-scale photovoltaic systems.</p><p></p>

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Wide field of view multifunctional solar sensor for photovoltaic power management via measurement of solar angle and intensity

  • Yifeng Liu,
  • Qingfeng Wu,
  • Haizhao Feng,
  • Yier Xia,
  • Minghao Xu,
  • Sixing Xu,
  • Xiangyu Zhao,
  • Philippe Basset,
  • Xiaohong Wang

摘要

Large-scale photovoltaic systems are a rapidly expanding contributor to sustainable energy production, and power management for these systems relies on measuring both solar angle and intensity simultaneously. However, current non-miniaturized sensors often offer a narrow field of view and measure only a single parameter, which does not meet the needs of advanced integrated photovoltaic power-management systems, motivating the need for a compact, multifunctional sensing solution. We propose a new, integrated, multifunctional sensor capable of capturing wide-view solar angle and intensity. This device integrates three detectors on a single chip, each with a differently inclined surface, to broaden the field of view. Tests under systematically varied angles and intensity levels showed that the three detectors respond most strongly at 117.5°, 87.5°, and 67.5°, with current-to-intensity coefficients of 2.85 × 104, 2.31 × 103, and 2.57 × 104 μA/(W/m2). The device offers an unprecedented ±75° field of view for a single-chip solar sensor while maintaining a low mean error of 3.4° for the angle and a low relative mean error of 1.6% for intensity, respectively. This multifunctional micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) sensor, combining a wide field of view with high accuracy, marks an important step toward enabling distributed, in-situ power management in large-scale photovoltaic systems.